BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) - Most of Thailand will face drought and water shortages this year based on both current water supplies and weather forecasts, but the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) insists that, with good management of resources, we won’t go thirsty.

THIMPHU (Kuensel/ANN) - Labour Minister Ugyen Dorji has said that the number of Bhutanese youth placed in Japan under learn and earn programme applying for the newly introduced loan deferment scheme was increasing.

WANGDUEPHODRANG, Bhutan (KUENSEL/ANN) - Conservation of the indigenous Jakar type sheep breed in Phobjikha, Wangduephodrang has become a big challenge due to increasing feral dog population in the valley.